People claiming compensation for shop accidents not only have to prove that you sustained an avoidable injury due to a hazard in a shop, but that the hazard had been present for an unreasonable period of time. Although shop owners have a duty of care to provide customers with a safe environment in which to shop, a claim for shop injury compensation will be disallowed if trips, slips or falls have occurred due to a hazard which had only just appeared. There is a grey area between what is acceptable and what is not, and this is why it is always advisable to use the services of a personal injury solicitor when making shop injury claims for compensation.
A former hairdresser´s claim for pharmacy accident compensation has been resolved for nearly $1.2 million in a hearing of the Ventura County Superior Court. Fifty-four year old Wanda Katz from Port Hueneme in California was visiting her local CVS Pharmacy when she was knocked over by an employee pushing a merchandize cart. Wanda – a … Read more
The hearing of a compensation claim for a slip and fall injury in Lowes has begun at the Nevada Eighth Judicial District Court before Judge Ronald Israel. The compensation claim for a slip and fall injury in Lowes was made by Kelly Hendrickson (38) from Las Vegas, who visited the Home Improvement Store on S. … Read more
A jury has awarded a shopper more than $2.5 million compensation in settlement of her Costco injury compensation claim made after a slip and fall accident. On 8 June 2011, Yvette Gastello (35) was walking into her local Costco at Van Nuys in Los Angeles, when she slipped on fluid outside of the store that … Read more
A woman, who injured her lower spine when slipping and falling in a Stop & Shop store, has settled her injury claim for a slip on a grape in a supermarket. Bonnie Gutierrez (50) was shopping with her husband – Milton – on 31st October 2010 at her local Stop & Shop. As the couple … Read more
Changes to personal injury claims procedures introduced on 1st August 2013 will speed up compensation settlements in claims with a value of up to £25,000. The second of two changes to the Civil Procedure Rules took effect on 1st August 2013, and whereas the changes to the personal injury claims procedures in April of this … Read more
Figures acquired by the East Anglian Daily Times have revealed that Essex County Council paid £222,137 in compensation for pupils injured at school between 2008 and 2010. The compensation settlements account for seventeen successful claims for pupils injured at school during the three year period – with several claims for accidents which occurred in 2011 … Read more
A woman, who sustained a blunt closed head injury when a store sign fell from its fascia and struck her, has resolved her compensation claim for a shop sign injury after a court hearing. The woman – identified as Ms Benham (61) – brought her claim for shop sign injury against the tReds shoe shop … Read more
A pensioner, who fell and broke her shoulder on a shopping centre travelator, has been awarded 30,000 Euros in compensation for fall on the moving walkway by a judge in Dublin. At the Circuit Civil Court in Dublin, Judge Jacqueline Linnane heard how Rosaleen Hill (79) of Terenure in Dublin had been returning to the … Read more
Three new claims for shopping centre parking lot injury at Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester have been made following a successful claim for an injury sustained on the access bridge from the parking lot late last year and compensation for slipping and breaking an ankle being awarded to another shopper just a few weeks ago. … Read more
A shopper, who slipped on a discarded baby wipe in Argos and damaged his shoulder when he fell, has been awarded 17,500 Euros in slip in Argos injury compensation at Dublin´s Circuit Civil Court. Declan Conroy from East Wall, Dublin, had been shopping in the Henry Street branch of Argos in May 2008 when the … Read more
A 17-year-old girl has had a settlement of compensation for an allergic reaction to eyebrow wax approved in court. The unnamed teenager suffered the allergic reaction after visiting the Crop Beauty Salon in October 2011 where, after her eyebrow treatment had finished, she continued to experience a burning sensation. By the time the girl returned … Read more
A woman who sustained head, neck and shoulder injuries when part of the ceiling fell on her at her local bank has settled her bank accident injury compensation claim out of court for 1,500 pounds. The unnamed 47 year old woman had been standing at the counter of her local Barclays Bank when a brick … Read more
The Food Standards Agency is investigating salmonella in watermelon claims following the death of one person and thirty other reported cases of food poisoning in the UK relating to pre-packed ready-to-eat watermelon slices. Cases of similar illness have also been reported in Germany and the Republic of Ireland, and officials at the Health Protection Agency … Read more
A woman, who sustained shoulder and hip injuries when slipping on the access bridge to a Leicestershire shopping centre, has secured a settlement for falling on wet floor in a shopping centre against the owners of the site. Gweneth Bowler from Quorn in Leicestershire was visiting the Highcross Shopping Centre in Leicester with her daughter when … Read more
A woman injured by an item falling from a shelf in a shop has been awarded a £30,000 compensation award in the Circuit Civil Court. Breeda Redican was hurt in July 2009 when a tin of paint fell on her foot from a shelf at the Homebase store. The incident occured when Redican requested help … Read more
A 16 year old male, who sustained deep cuts in his thigh when climbing over a grocery store parking lot fence, has had a supermarket parking lot injury compensation settlement of £44,555 approved. Michael Hogan was eleven years old when the accident happened in 2006. Climbing over a grocery store parking lot fence, he caught his leg … Read more